Opening reception for Art League show today

Published: Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 6:48 p.m.

The Art League of Henderson County is hosting the opening reception for its 2012 All Member Art Show from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville.

A variety of styles and media will be included in the exhibition, and awards will be presented as selected by this years’s judge, award-winning watercolorist and teacher James Scott Morrison. The exhibit will be on display through Jan. 11.

Climbing PoeTree probes themes of social, environmental and racial justice and spiritual expansion, incorporating stories of courage and love in the face of suffering, violence and fear. Using dual-voice spoken-word poetry and multimedia theater, Garcia and Penniman have worked to sharpen their art as a tool for popular education, community organizing and personal transformation.

With roots in Haiti and Colombia, the duo is based in Brooklyn, N.Y., and, since its debut in 2003, has performed in more than 75 U.S. cities and many foreign countries.

Tickets are $15, $5 for area students, and are available at the Highsmith University Union front desk, at the door, or online. Call 828-251-6674 or visit uncatickets.com for more information.

Asheville

Voorhees Family Art Show next weekend

The 15th Voorhees Family Art Show and sale is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at a recently renovated historic Arts and Crafts-style home at 89 Woodward Ave. in the Norwood Park area of North Asheville.

This year’s event will feature new work created by six Voorhees family members along with two guest artists. Hosted in cousin Marien Bradsher’s circa 1916 house with its majestic American elm, the event will allow the public to meet this family of artists known throughout North Carolina and the Southeast. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to MANNA FoodBank and to Kiva, helping others locally and globally.

The arts legacy began with Edwin Voorhees (1919-1999), known for his N.C. coastal watercolor seascapes, and his wife, Mildred Voorhees, and now their children and grandchildren. Mildred (1924-2007) was best known for her colorful, patterned watercolors and rich oil stilllifes and landscapes. Reproductions of Edwin and Mildred’s artwork will be available.

Three of Edwin and Mildred’s six children plus one grandchild and two daughters-in-law will be showing their work at this event: Susan Voorhees, oil and pastel paintings; Jane Voorhees, watercolors, pastels, books, prints, cards and calendars, and her new letterpress artwork; David Voorhees, wood-fired stoneware and porcelain pottery; David’s wife, Molly Sharp Voorhees, sterling silver jewelry with some use of natural beach stones; David’s daughter Elizabeth Voorhees Becker, color photography; and Amy Voorhees, oil paintings. Also exhibiting are guest artists Chad Alice Hagen, felted art and handmade books, and Cheryl Stippich, stained glass.

David and Molly own Hand in Hand Gallery in Flat Rock, where they represent several family members’ artwork. The weekend show is free.

For more information, call 828-697-7719 or visit www.handinhandgallery.com.

Asheville

Malaprop’s to host writers Reid, Taylor

The Writers at Home series continues with works from authors Catherine Reid and Nancy Dew Taylor at 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., Asheville.

Reid is the author of “Coyote: Seeking the Hunter in Our Midst” (Houghton-Mifflin, 2004) and the collection of essays, “Falling Into Place,” forthcoming from Beacon Press. She directs the undergraduate creative writing program at Warren Wilson College, where she specializes in creative nonfiction and environmental writing. Her work has appeared in a number of literary journals, including Georgia Review, Fourth Genre and Massachusetts Review. While on sabbatical this year from the college, she’s working on a series of essays about the life and writings of the 18th-century Quaker, botanist and explorer William Bartram.

Taylor is the recipient of the 2011 Linda Flowers Literary Award from the North Carolina Humanities Council for her collection of poems, “Mill Creek Suite.” She is the author of the chapbook of poems, “Stepping on Air” (Emrys Press, 2008), and her poetry and prose have been published in the South Carolina Review, the Appalachian Journal and The Southern Poetry Anthology. The event is free.

For more information, call 828-254-6734 or visit agc.unca.edu/writers-at-home-series.

Tryon

Arts and crafts festival prize winners named

Three artisans were honored for their booths at the Tryon Arts and Crafts Fall Festival, held Oct. 13-14 at Harmon Field.

First place was awarded to Charyl Stone and her display of ceramics among vivid fall décor. Second place went to Jim Warren and his wrought iron display. Third place went to “Bowled Concepts” by Brian Shope, who had a bold display of turned wooden bowls.

Each year Tryon Arts and Crafts School features the work of more than 35 artists from local and neighboring areas as well as its own craftspeople, such as weavers, potters and blacksmiths, who demonstrate and sell their wares during the festival. The event encourages people to sign up for workshops and classes that are held daily at the center.

Tryon Arts and Crafts School is at 373 Harmon Field Road. Call 828-859-8323 or visit www.tryonartsandcrafts.org for more information.

Tryon

Arts and crafts Holiday Gift Show set to open

Tryon Arts and Crafts annual Holiday Gift Show is set to open Friday and run through Dec. 22 at the school, 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon.

Artists who work in a variety of media are invited to exhibit in the show. Each artist may submit up to five items, four of which are priced under $100 and one that can be over $100. Jewelry, ceramics, wood working, fiber, glass and two-dimensional pieces qualify as media for the show. Art will be taken until Thursday

For information regarding the show and to obtain an entry form, call 828-859-8323, email christine.tac@windstream.net or visit www.tryonartsandcrafts.org.

Hendersonville Chorale in concert Saturday

“Saints and Angels Everywhere” is a potpourri of holiday music designed to entertain and inspire. The program will include four settings of “Gloria,” the ancient song of the Angels by four of music history’s greatest composers: Handel, Mozart, Pergolessi and Vivaldi.

Hendersonville Children’s Choir, directed by Kristen Walker, will participate in the program. A surprise guest Saint has been invited to make an appearance as well.

Hendersonville Chorale is a non-auditioned community choir of 75 singers that has a history and tradition in the community which began in 1975.

Tickets are $15, and are available at the Opportunity House. Call 828-692-0575 for more information.

Gingerbread display starts Nov. 20 at arcade

Downtown Asheville’s Grove Arcade is set to display the National Gingerbread House Competition and holiday décor in a winter wonderland setting from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays Nov. 20 through Jan. 2.

For the seventh year, the Arcade and the Grove Park Inn will partner to display entries from the National Gingerbread House Competition.

Bus parking is available on Battery Park or at the Chamber of Commerce on Montford Avenue with passenger loading and unloading on O. Henry Avenue.

The final Asheville Downtown Gallery Art Walk of the season is set from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 2.

The first Festival of Wreaths in Alleghany County is set for Nov. 21 in Sparta.

Alleghany County has become one of the largest greenery producing counties in the nation, with an estimated $50 million generated in 2011. A large percentage of the total economy stems from the value-added aspect of the Christmas tree industry — wreaths, garlands, baskets, etc. An estimated $20 million worth of wreaths and roping were produced in Alleghany County and shipped elsewhere.

Sparta will be decorated with the wares of the industry. The Alleghany County Christmas Tree growers will provide every business, every electric pole and every sign with a wreath. Each business will be displaying a 24-inch wreath decorated with a theme.

The Festival of Wreaths is a free attraction. Call 336-372-5597 for more information.

Tryon

Kaleidoscopic design class for kids Nov. 23

A kaleidoscopic design class for children ages 8-14 is set for 9 a.m.-noon Nov. 23 at Tryon Painters and Sculptors, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

Tryon Painters and Sculptors is presenting the three-hour class taught by Verlie Murphy, a TPS member and an encaustic wax artist.

Kids can use their imagination to create a kaleidoscopic design from paper-cut stencils. It integrates colored paper in a way that resembles the cut glass seen in kaleidoscopes, and just like snowflakes, no two designs will ever be the same. Murphy has been teaching this method of drawing and coloring to children and adults for 10 years and has found this to be especially useful for those who are dyslexic.

Several of her works are hanging at Mott’s Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was featured in the Guild of American Papercutters Magazine in 2005 for her designs. You can see more of her work on Facebook under her Kaleidoscopic Design Fun page or on her website, verliemurphy.com.

The cost of the workshop is $20 and will include some materials. A list of additional supplies will be sent out upon registration.

<p>The Art League of Henderson County is hosting the opening reception for its 2012 All Member Art Show from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville.</p><p>A variety of styles and media will be included in the exhibition, and awards will be presented as selected by this years’s judge, award-winning watercolorist and teacher James Scott Morrison. The exhibit will be on display through Jan. 11.</p><p>For more information, call 828-692-2078, visit www.artleague.net.</p><p>ASHEVILLE</p><p><b>Spoken-word artists</p><p>to perform at UNCA</p><p>Climbing PoeTree  the duo of spoken word artists Alixa Garcia and Naima Penniman  is set to perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium.</p><p>Climbing PoeTree probes themes of social, environmental and racial justice and spiritual expansion, incorporating stories of courage and love in the face of suffering, violence and fear. Using dual-voice spoken-word poetry and multimedia theater, Garcia and Penniman have worked to sharpen their art as a tool for popular education, community organizing and personal transformation.</p><p>With roots in Haiti and Colombia, the duo is based in Brooklyn, N.Y., and, since its debut in 2003, has performed in more than 75 U.S. cities and many foreign countries.</p><p>Tickets are $15, $5 for area students, and are available at the Highsmith University Union front desk, at the door, or online. Call 828-251-6674 or visit uncatickets.com for more information.</p><p>Asheville</p><h3>Voorhees Family Art Show next weekend</h3>
<p>The 15th Voorhees Family Art Show and sale is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at a recently renovated historic Arts and Crafts-style home at 89 Woodward Ave. in the Norwood Park area of North Asheville.</p><p>This year’s event will feature new work created by six Voorhees family members along with two guest artists. Hosted in cousin Marien Bradsher’s circa 1916 house with its majestic American elm, the event will allow the public to meet this family of artists known throughout North Carolina and the Southeast. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to MANNA FoodBank and to Kiva, helping others locally and globally.</p><p>The arts legacy began with Edwin Voorhees (1919-1999), known for his N.C. coastal watercolor seascapes, and his wife, Mildred Voorhees, and now their children and grandchildren. Mildred (1924-2007) was best known for her colorful, patterned watercolors and rich oil stilllifes and landscapes. Reproductions of Edwin and Mildred’s artwork will be available.</p><p>Three of Edwin and Mildred’s six children plus one grandchild and two daughters-in-law will be showing their work at this event: Susan Voorhees, oil and pastel paintings; Jane Voorhees, watercolors, pastels, books, prints, cards and calendars, and her new letterpress artwork; David Voorhees, wood-fired stoneware and porcelain pottery; David’s wife, Molly Sharp Voorhees, sterling silver jewelry with some use of natural beach stones; David’s daughter Elizabeth Voorhees Becker, color photography; and Amy Voorhees, oil paintings. Also exhibiting are guest artists Chad Alice Hagen, felted art and handmade books, and Cheryl Stippich, stained glass.</p><p>David and Molly own Hand in Hand Gallery in Flat Rock, where they represent several family members’ artwork. The weekend show is free.</p><p>For more information, call 828-697-7719 or visit www.handinhandgallery.com.</p><p>Asheville</p><h3>Malaprop’s to host writers Reid, Taylor</h3>
<p>The Writers at Home series continues with works from authors Catherine Reid and Nancy Dew Taylor at 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., Asheville.</p><p>Reid is the author of Coyote: Seeking the Hunter in Our Midst (Houghton-Mifflin, 2004) and the collection of essays, Falling Into Place, forthcoming from Beacon Press. She directs the undergraduate creative writing program at Warren Wilson College, where she specializes in creative nonfiction and environmental writing. Her work has appeared in a number of literary journals, including Georgia Review, Fourth Genre and Massachusetts Review. While on sabbatical this year from the college, she’s working on a series of essays about the life and writings of the 18th-century Quaker, botanist and explorer William Bartram.</p><p>Taylor is the recipient of the 2011 Linda Flowers Literary Award from the North Carolina Humanities Council for her collection of poems, Mill Creek Suite. She is the author of the chapbook of poems, Stepping on Air (Emrys Press, 2008), and her poetry and prose have been published in the South Carolina Review, the Appalachian Journal and The Southern Poetry Anthology. The event is free.</p><p>For more information, call 828-254-6734 or visit agc.unca.edu/writers-at-home-series.</p><p>Tryon</p><h3>Arts and crafts festival prize winners named</h3>
<p>Three artisans were honored for their booths at the Tryon Arts and Crafts Fall Festival, held Oct. 13-14 at Harmon Field.</p><p>First place was awarded to Charyl Stone and her display of ceramics among vivid fall décor. Second place went to Jim Warren and his wrought iron display. Third place went to Bowled Concepts by Brian Shope, who had a bold display of turned wooden bowls.</p><p>Each year Tryon Arts and Crafts School features the work of more than 35 artists from local and neighboring areas as well as its own craftspeople, such as weavers, potters and blacksmiths, who demonstrate and sell their wares during the festival. The event encourages people to sign up for workshops and classes that are held daily at the center.</p><p>Tryon Arts and Crafts School is at 373 Harmon Field Road. Call 828-859-8323 or visit www.tryonartsandcrafts.org for more information.</p><p>Tryon</p><h3>Arts and crafts Holiday Gift Show set to open</h3>
<p>Tryon Arts and Crafts annual Holiday Gift Show is set to open Friday and run through Dec. 22 at the school, 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon.</p><p>Artists who work in a variety of media are invited to exhibit in the show. Each artist may submit up to five items, four of which are priced under $100 and one that can be over $100. Jewelry, ceramics, wood working, fiber, glass and two-dimensional pieces qualify as media for the show. Art will be taken until Thursday</p><p>For information regarding the show and to obtain an entry form, call 828-859-8323, email christine.tac@windstream.net or visit www.tryonartsandcrafts.org.</p><h3>Hendersonville Chorale in concert Saturday</h3>
<p>The Hendersonville Chorale will perform Saints and Angels Everywhere at 3 p.m. Saturday at Hendersonville First Baptist Church, 312 5th Ave. W., Hendersonville.</p><p>Saints and Angels Everywhere is a potpourri of holiday music designed to entertain and inspire. The program will include four settings of Gloria, the ancient song of the Angels by four of music history’s greatest composers: Handel, Mozart, Pergolessi and Vivaldi.</p><p>Hendersonville Children’s Choir, directed by Kristen Walker, will participate in the program. A surprise guest Saint has been invited to make an appearance as well.</p><p>Hendersonville Chorale is a non-auditioned community choir of 75 singers that has a history and tradition in the community which began in 1975.</p><p>Tickets are $15, and are available at the Opportunity House. Call 828-692-0575 for more information.</p><h3>Bamboo walking tour scheduled at Haiku</h3>
<p>A bamboo walking tour is set for 1:30-3 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Haiku Bamboo Nursery, 468 Rhodes Mountain Road, Hendersonville.</p><p>Walkers will learn about amazing bamboo plants, with more than 23 species ranging in height from 3 to 75 feet.</p><p>Admission is $15, cash payment upon arrival, and reservations are recommended. Call 828-685-3053 or visit www.oshima bambooschool.com.</p><p>Asheville</p><h3>Gingerbread display starts Nov. 20 at arcade</h3>
<p>Downtown Asheville’s Grove Arcade is set to display the National Gingerbread House Competition and holiday décor in a winter wonderland setting from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays Nov. 20 through Jan. 2.</p><p>For the seventh year, the Arcade and the Grove Park Inn will partner to display entries from the National Gingerbread House Competition.</p><p>Bus parking is available on Battery Park or at the Chamber of Commerce on Montford Avenue with passenger loading and unloading on O. Henry Avenue.</p><p>The final Asheville Downtown Gallery Art Walk of the season is set from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 2.</p><p>Mountain Made, Alexander & Lehnert and Asheville NC Homecrafts feature handmade gifts and offer music and refreshments.</p><p>Sparta</p><p><b>Festival of Wreaths</p><p>set for Nov. 21</p><p>The first Festival of Wreaths in Alleghany County is set for Nov. 21 in Sparta.</p><p>Alleghany County has become one of the largest greenery producing counties in the nation, with an estimated $50 million generated in 2011. A large percentage of the total economy stems from the value-added aspect of the Christmas tree industry  wreaths, garlands, baskets, etc. An estimated $20 million worth of wreaths and roping were produced in Alleghany County and shipped elsewhere.</p><p>Sparta will be decorated with the wares of the industry. The Alleghany County Christmas Tree growers will provide every business, every electric pole and every sign with a wreath. Each business will be displaying a 24-inch wreath decorated with a theme.</p><p>The Festival of Wreaths is a free attraction. Call 336-372-5597 for more information.</p><p>Tryon</p><h3>Kaleidoscopic design class for kids Nov. 23</h3>
<p>A kaleidoscopic design class for children ages 8-14 is set for 9 a.m.-noon Nov. 23 at Tryon Painters and Sculptors, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon.</p><p>Tryon Painters and Sculptors is presenting the three-hour class taught by Verlie Murphy, a TPS member and an encaustic wax artist.</p><p>Kids can use their imagination to create a kaleidoscopic design from paper-cut stencils. It integrates colored paper in a way that resembles the cut glass seen in kaleidoscopes, and just like snowflakes, no two designs will ever be the same. Murphy has been teaching this method of drawing and coloring to children and adults for 10 years and has found this to be especially useful for those who are dyslexic.</p><p>Several of her works are hanging at Mott’s Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was featured in the Guild of American Papercutters Magazine in 2005 for her designs. You can see more of her work on Facebook under her Kaleidoscopic Design Fun page or on her website, verliemurphy.com.</p><p>The cost of the workshop is $20 and will include some materials. A list of additional supplies will be sent out upon registration.</p><p>To register, call 828-859-8392 or email cmariotti@windstream.net.</p><h3>Opportunity House classes listed</h3>
<p>The Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway, offers classes to the community, including:</p><p>u 6-10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday: Concealed Carry classes for instruction and certification for handgun permit; $80, $60 for members.</p><p>u 7-9 p.m. Mondays: Photography class with Chuck Hill; $30, $20 for members.</p><p>u 6-9 p.m. Thursdays: Beginning basket-making; $140, $120 for members.</p><p>u 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays: Woodcarving; $60, $50 for members.</p><p>u 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays: Beginning A Portrait; $100, $90 for members.</p><p>u 6-7 p.m. Thursdays: Chayon Ryu martial arts, led by Jane Reinoso; $60, $50 for members.</p><p>u 3-5 p.m. Fridays: Knitting; $50, $40 for members.</p><p>u Noon-3 p.m. Mondays: Oil and acrylic painting, led by Art League President Linda Hendricks; $85, $70 for members.</p><p>u 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays: Papier-mache; $85, $70 for members.</p><p>u 9:30-noon Thursdays: Watercolor painting; $85, $70 for members.</p><p>u 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays: Stained glass, yaught by Cheryl Stippich; $85, $70 for members.</p><p>Call 828-692-0575 to register or sign up at the Opportunity House.</p>